Crystal Street Historic District

Crystal Street Historic District

34 Crystal Street
Location 30--34 Crystal St., Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°14′47″N 71°49′24″W / 42.24639°N 71.82333°W / 42.24639; -71.82333Coordinates: 42°14′47″N 71°49′24″W / 42.24639°N 71.82333°W / 42.24639; -71.82333
Built 1892
Architectural style Queen Anne
MPS Worcester Three-Deckers TR
NRHP Reference #

89002379

[1]
Added to NRHP February 09, 1990

The Crystal Street Historic District is a group of three triple deckers at 30-34 Crystal Street, facing University Park in the Main South area of Worcester, Massachusetts. The houses appear to have been built for developer James Harrop, who lived at 30 Crystal Street and owned them for 35 years. At the time of there construction c. 1892, Harrop is described in city directories as a wool sorter, but over the following years he eventually became a real estate developer. The houses were built at a time when the area was experiencing significant development due to the extensions of the electrified street cars to the area.[2]

The three buildings are all well-preserved examples of Queen Anne triple deckers, and are almost identical in their construction. They follow the standard side hall plan, and have a jog on one side. The main facade is three bays wide, but asymmetrical: the bay on one side has the entry covered by a simple gable-roofed porch, and the bay at the opposite end is rounded with a conical roof. The porch on 30 Crystal Street has retained turned porch columns, while those of 32 and 34 have been replaced with square posts.[2]

All three buildings have similar exterior finishes. They are clad in clapboards, except for the rounded section, which is sheathed in decorative cut wood shingles. These shingles are also used in banding portions separating the second and third floors.[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 "NRHP nomination for Crystal Street Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
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